Beaches in Juan de Fuca Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, BC
The beaches of BC are gorgeous. We had the chance to see both high and low tides, morning and evening. The tide pools were special to view during low tide.
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Avatar Groves: Port Renfrew, BC (Scenes from the original Avatar movie were filmed here)
This crazy hike boasts the gnarliest tree in Canada. It is currently closed to the public but we couldn’t resist going into this amazing grove of rooted trails, broken stairs and gnarly trees outside of Port Renfrew BC on Vancouver…
Port Angeles, WA: Kayaking in the Bay with my love.
Thankfully there were very few waves to surf …
We are enjoying the late summer in PacNW, perfect weather! We visited 4 National Parks in the last two weeks, viewing dramatic wildfire burn, beautiful coastline, serene clear lakes, huge towering trees, waterfalls, & thick green rain forests.
Currently we are traveling via ferry to Victoria, BC for a week and then back to the US to visit North Cascades and Mount Rainer.
Olympic National Park (WA): The hikes through the forests are magical …
We stayed in Sol Duc Hot Springs Campground in the northwestern part of the park. There are so many magical hikes to experience. The rainforest ferns are taller than Corky, the ancient groves mystical, the numerous waterfalls, rivers and lakes…
Sol Duc Campground: Olympic National Park, WA
Nice campground, with relaxing hot springs and even room to play bags, which we both need some serious practice to hit these mini corn hole boards. (More info coming ..)
Best Harvest Host camp site so far: Blue Heron French Cheese – Tillamook Oregon.
Top notch Harvest Host with upward of 50 free sites! General store allowed us to fill our refrigerator and bellies with Charcuterie. Barn yard was enjoyable to view the goats, chickens, alpaca, cows, lama, geese and a really loud bird…
Crater Lake National Park (OR): The Water is soooo Blue.
Our pictures are never enhanced, so what you see is reality. This park was very crowded and there really isn’t much more to do than view the amazing crater and lake. It’s worth a stop but one day is plenty…
Redwood National Park (CA): There are four state parks included in the NP. They include spectacular views of Coastline, meandering Rivers, and Towering Ancient Groves.
Lassen Volcanic National Park (CA): Lassen Peak last erupted in 1915. The Dixie fire from 2021 burned almost 70% of the park. Yet it is resilient and beautiful. The geothermal pools let us know that it’s not “if” it will erupt again, it’s just a matter of “when” …..
